Forget About Getting The Politicians To Move. Just Move.

We need a strong coalition of old and young people to turn the tide

That’s the most effective fighting back configuration I can think of.

I still care if I die and don’t want to. But I don’t care as much as I did when I was younger, because I know it’s coming for me sooner now anyway.

This was driven home for me at a recent Green Day concert. Where before the show, they played Blitzkrieg Bop in the arena, and all the young people on the floor were jumping around and I realized that they would never get to see the Ramones live. Whereas I had maybe 200 times. Well, maybe not 200, but at least 100. And when I ran into Joey or DeeDee on the street, they were approachable, probably because they didn’t have to worry you were going to badger them into a selfie. And then I thought, of the kids bopping around on the floor: most of them will outlive me. But I have no regrets.

Meantime, I worked full-time on the overnight shift at CNN during my senior year of college, and went to school full time during the day. How did I manage that? When I think back on it, I don’t know…